{"id":809,"date":"2026-10-08T07:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:58:38","slug":"society-without-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/our-projects\/society-without-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Society Without Abuse (SWA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"statistic-outer   section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"statistic\" id=\"countup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"statistic-item\" id=\"myTargetElement9551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-value-number counter\" data-value=\"12246\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-title\">Domestic Abuse crimes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-summary\"><p>reported in Wiltshire during the last 12 months<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"statistic-item\" id=\"myTargetElement3350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-prefix\">&lt;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-value-number counter\" data-value=\"20\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-suffix\">%<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-title\">Domestic Abuse incidents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-summary\"><p>are reported<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"statistic-item\" id=\"myTargetElement2287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-prefix\">c. <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-value-number counter\" data-value=\"60000\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-title\">Estimated Domestic Abuse incidents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-summary\"><p>each year in Wiltshire alone<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer  fill section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <h2>Local club action<\/h2>\n<p>Swindon Soroptimists have supported <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/societywithoutabuse.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society Without Abuse (SWA)<\/a> <\/strong>over many years, renewing and developing their relationship in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Building the partnership:<\/strong> Following training by SWA staff for a court-monitoring project, club members strengthened their relationship with the charity and explored ways to support its work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supporting the charity shop:<\/strong> Collected and donated unwanted clothing, books, DVDs and household items for SWA to sell, helping generate funds for its services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meeting practical needs:<\/strong> In 2019, members delivered bras, household linen and rucksacks requested for SWA clients, alongside other donations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobilising the community:<\/strong> Encouraged friends, family and the local Ladies Who Latte networking group to contribute donations, extending support beyond club membership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Raising awareness of abuse:<\/strong> Worked with SWA to organise the \u201cRailing Against Abuse\u201d event in November 2019. SWA helped establish useful contacts, and its chair and colleagues joined the march through Swindon and spoke at the reception afterwards. We also share information about SWA events across our Social Media channels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Providing financial support during lockdown<\/strong>: Donated \u00a3100 from club funds in 2020 when lockdown was affecting SWA\u2019s finances. Members also publicised the charity\u2019s 24-hour helpline on the club\u2019s Facebook page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustaining support over time:<\/strong> Continued collecting and delivering donations after the charity shop reopened, involving an expanding network of community supporters. We regularly attend their fundraising events including dinners, concerts and fire walks!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/10\/SWA-Pic-4-1-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/10\/SWA-Pic-4-1-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/10\/SWA-Pic-4-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2026\/10\/SWA-Pic-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Impact<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practical resources for women:<\/strong> Donations included clothing, bras, household linen, rucksacks, books, DVDs and household items.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fundraising support for SWA:<\/strong> Donated goods help stock the charity shop, generating income to support the charity\u2019s work and we frequently attend SWA&#8217;s fundraising events.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Direct financial assistance:<\/strong> The club\u2019s \u00a3100 donation during lockdown helped support SWA at a financially challenging time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community involvement:<\/strong> The club inspired friends, families and local networking groups to contribute, multiplying the impact of members\u2019 own efforts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustained commitment:<\/strong> The club made nearly 11 deliveries to SWA during 2022, followed by seven deliveries of approximately 35 large bags in total during 2023 and early 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greater public awareness:<\/strong> The 2019 march brought together Soroptimists, SWA representatives and local leaders to speak out against violence against women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"parent":667,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"page-themes":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-809","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1382,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/809\/revisions\/1382"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page-themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page-themes?post=809"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}